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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1939
Page
5
Local items report business moves at Texaco cabins and Chateau Bakery open house with free coffee. Residents plan purchases, repairs, and cleanups around town, with travel notes from Alaska bound workers, and a hospital update on a father’s condition after pneumonia.
Maynard Hospital dismissals include Halvor Tordale of Fairfield and Dick Dryden of Choteau. Admitted patients include Newman of Bynum and Jack Nesbitt of Belleview. A newborn boy born to Mr and Mrs Tom Great of Choteau weighed 9% pounds. Other notes list Aunt Kate Taylor of Bole and Shirley Swenson of Bynum who underwent a minor operation.
Choir practice tonight at 7 30 with services Sunday April 23 including Sunday School 9 45 morning worship 11 00 Epworth League 6 30 and evening service 7 45 Sermon theme The United States in Prophecy Pendroy worship service at 3 00 Senior membership class Monday 4 00 junior class Wednesday 3 30 choir Thursday 7 20 Minister Richard F Vick
City ordinances require residents to move trash to the city dump during April 20 to 30 with April 29 as pickup day. City trucks will haul material at no charge from adjacent properties. Mayor Jofin Hentges and Clerk J G Jackson announce enforcement and pickup details.
Beginning July 1 Montana will charge a 10 cent per head inspection fee on cattle shipped to established markets outside the state. Regular fee scales apply for in state shipments and to outside points not designated as markets. Inspectors already cover Chicago St Paul Sioux City Omaha and Spokane markets, with Fargo, North Dakota eyed as a sixth market.
Under Montana conditions the period May 1 to 15 is advised for corn planting says Ralph D. Mercer extension agronomist. He notes the crop fits rotations on irrigated and non irrigated land and often yields more feed per acre than alternatives. Frost damage is minimized since corn can recover and still produce well. A bushel seeds 10 to 15 acres on non irrigated land and 6 to 8 acres on irrigated land.
Mary Dean of Butte asks Montana state supreme court to block 20 percent cuts to old age pension payments in March and April. The welfare department had planned 30 percent cuts for relief work and 33 percent for dependent children before revisions.
Montana’s liquor system earned $958,870 in the first three months of the year, up $12,168 from the same period last year. Operating expenses totaled $150,996, down $6,000. The liquor department contributed $651,143 and the beer division $397,727. Liquor sales netted $271,078, licenses $282,950, and liquor excise tax $97,114.
J. E. Byrnes of Chicago, an experienced newspaper man, named vice president and general manager of the Montana Newspaper Association to succeed the late W. W. Bill Cheeley. Byrnes has long worked in advertising agency, public relations and newspaper analysis. At Lewistown weekly publishers meeting he said the association will continue to give the best service to weekly papers.
A general baseball meeting will be held at the Parkway beer parlor on Saturday night at 8 30. All signed members are urged to attend as a practice is planned for Sunday.
Rev. Oigt Anderson will hold worship at the Norwegian Lutheran church next Sunday. The Ladies Aid will meet at the church on Wednesday, April exeth. Claude Ghenowith drove from Great Falls Saturday with his sister in law Mrs Connor who had been in Great Falls for a fractured forearm. John Thorn returned from the CCC camp at Neihart for summer work. Henry Arensmeyer moved a house from Dan Lindseth to Farmington and will occupy after preparations. John Van Setten and Bob Scherpenzeel left for the CCC camp at Nelhart. Mrs Jim Hasterlik and daughter visited Mr and Mrs Connor from Great Falls. Miss Margaret Nagle of Choteau visited Mrs Connor.
Chateau L D S Sunday School sponsors a benefit dance with free lunch at Bynum on Saturday April 22. Admission is 45 cents. Everyone is welcome.
Towns people invited to a Thursday April 20 event at K P hall featuring Jerry Coffey and his orchestra. Entertainment starts at 8 p m followed by dancing at 9 p m. Admission 25 cents for men and 10 cents for ladies and high school students.
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